Bank of America Corporation · BAC · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024

Bank of America: NII recovery and fee growth support a solid quarter

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: improving net interest income, fee growth, and organic customer activity strengthen the earnings trajectory, while rate sensitivity, credit exposure, expenses, and capital rules remain material constraints.

Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services $355.09B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.81 Consensus $0.76
EPS surprise +6.4% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $25.34B Consensus $25.25B
Revenue surprise +0.4% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +0.5% Event window
SPY move -0.8% Same window
Abnormal move +1.3% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.8× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +8.8% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Relative to the prior quarter, the analysis shifts from an expected NII rebound to reported NII growth, while highlighting stronger checking-account additions, broader digital engagement, and continued fee momentum. The main unresolved issues remain rate sensitivity, deposit costs, commercial credit, expenses, and capital requirements.

Guidance delta

Management guidance sentiment was maintained, with expectations for continued net interest income growth in Q4 and into 2025.

Key takeaways

  • The quarter was supported by improving net interest income and fee growth across wealth, investment banking, and global markets.
  • Consumer payments, checking-account growth, and digital adoption were identified as important organic-growth drivers.
  • Management emphasized disciplined expenses, digital investment, branch expansion, and continued capital returns.
  • The central debate remains whether NII growth can continue while rates, deposit costs, and regulation evolve.

Management priorities

  • Drive net interest income growth through fixed-rate asset repricing and the deposit base.
  • Expand digital capabilities and AI tools while growing consumer and wealth relationships.
  • Pursue operating leverage and improved efficiency.
  • Continue capital returns while maintaining dividend growth.
  • Selectively expand branches in high-growth U.S. markets.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
BAC EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $0.80 Q2 '24 actual $0.83, beat Q3 '24 estimate $0.76 Q3 '24 actual $0.81, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.86 Q2 '25 actual $0.89, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.95 Q3 '25 actual $1.06, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.96 Q4 '25 actual $0.98, beat Q1 '26 estimate $1.01 Q1 '26 actual $1.11, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.13 Q2 '26 actual $1.21, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.10 Q3 '26 actual $1.08, miss Q4 '26 estimate $1.12 Q1 '27 estimate $1.21 Q2 '27 estimate $1.30 Q3 '27 estimate $1.29
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy54 ratings
Bullish3564.8%
Neutral1833.3%
Bearish11.9%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$50.92Current
$36Low
$55.97Average
$144High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 15, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainOct 15, 2026
TD Cowen Hold HoldMaintainOct 15, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 15, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 15, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $50.92. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$64$51.39 +25.7%Oct 15, 2026
Morgan StanleyManan Gosalia$61$51.39 +19.8%Oct 15, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$68$51.39 +33.5%Oct 15, 2026
RBC CapitalGerard Cassidy$60$51.39 +17.8%Oct 15, 2026
Redburn PartnersAnalyst unavailable$72$54 +41.4%Oct 6, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Operating globally through its various subsidiaries, Bank of America Corporation offers a comprehensive range of banking and financial products and services. Its extensive clientele includes individual consumers, small and mid-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations, and government bodies worldwide. The Consumer Banking division provides diverse options such as traditional and money market savings accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and both interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, in addition to investment products. This segment also issues credit and debit cards, originates residential mortgages and home equity loans, and offers direct and indirect financing for needs like automotive purchases, recreational vehicles, and personal loans. Within its Global Wealth & Investment Management segment, the company delivers investment management, brokerage, banking, and trust and retirement solutions.…

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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-10-17T05:10:49.140638+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-22T15:30:47.267064+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-22T15:30:47.264196+00:00

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-22. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.